Where journalism has gone, data follows

Even serious journalism has learned tricks from tabloids, TV, and Twitter; so will data analysis and viz

News and data may seem to have little to do with each other until you look closely. When you do, you may see parallel tracks, with news out in front. Though we may never hear, “Stay tuned for data at 11,” we may see news’s lead foreshadow data’s path in ways we can’t yet foresee.

It’s a harebrained idea that occurred to me as I took a first look at a res…